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<div class="heading">O Lord Jesus</div>

<p class="topic">Below are <i>quick links</i> to the topics within this page.</p>
<p class="topic"><a href="#geneology">Genealogy of Jesus Christ</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#Matthew-genealogyJesus">Gospel of Matthew</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#Luke-baptismGenealogyJesus">Gospel of Luke</a>
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<p class="topic"><a href="#genesis">Book of Genesis</a></p>
<p class="topic"><b>Book of Moses</b>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#theProphet">The Prophet</a>
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<p class="topic"><b>Book of Samuel</b>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#1Samuel2MyAnointedOne">My anointed one</a>
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<p class="topic"><b>Gospel of Luke</b>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#Luke-baptismGenealogyJesus">Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#ZechariahSong">Zechariah's Song</a>
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<p class="topic"><b>Various</b>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#GreekGematria">Greek Gematria</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#whoHasGodsName">Who has God's name?</a>
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<br/><a href="#footnotes">Footnotes</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#newTestament">New Testament</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#matrilineal">About Matrilineal Descent</a>
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="#abrahamCovenantGenesis17_7-14">God's covenant with Abraham, Genesis 17:7-14</a>
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<p class="topic"><a href="#">Lord Jesus - early age,Holy Spirit</a></p>

===== 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you...
Acts 3 (New International Version)
Peter Speaks to the Onlookers 
 17"Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Christ[a] would suffer. 19Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for youץven Jesus. 21He must remain in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets. 22For Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. 23Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from among his people.'[b] 

 24"Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have foretold these days. 25And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, 'Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.'[c] 26When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."

===== prophets ... angels
Acts 7 (New International Version)
you who have received the law that was put into effect through angels


 51"You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit! 
 52Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered himנ
 53you who have received the law that was put into effect through angels but have not obeyed it."

==== Ruth - kinsman-redeemer
The Genealogy of David 
Ruth 4 (New International Version)
 13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. Then he went to her, and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. 14 The women said to Naomi: "Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth." 

==== Jesus = Amen
Revelation 3:14
[ To the Church in Laodicea ] "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation.
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<p>Concerning Jesus the Christ who is the Son of God.  As review by Holy Spirit in the Holy Scripture 
i.e. the Law of Moses, the prophets and the psalms as mentioned in <a href="#newTestament" title="See footnote">New Testament</a>.
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<h4>Genealogy of Jesus Christ</h4>
There're 2 genealogy, from the gospel of Matthew and Luke.
Each reveal a marvelous account of Jesus' earthly ancestory.

<h6 id="Matthew-genealogyJesus">Gospel of Matthew</h6>
Jesus lineage according to the <b>line of Joseph</b>; "top down" trace from the father of faith ancestor Abraham down to Jesus.
<blockquote><b>Matthew 1 (King James Version)</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">1</sup> The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">2</sup> <span class="colGen1">Abraham</span> begat Isaac; and <span class="colGen1">Isaac</span> begat Jacob; and <span class="colGen1">Jacob</span> begat Judas and his brethren; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">3</sup> And <span class="colGen1">Judas</span> begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and <span class="colGen1">Phares</span> begat Esrom; and <span class="colGen1">Esrom</span> begat Aram; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">4</sup> And <span class="colGen1">Aram</span> begat Aminadab; and <span class="colGen1">Aminadab</span> begat Naasson; and <span class="colGen1">Naasson</span> begat Salmon; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">5</sup> And <span class="colGen1">Salmon</span> begat Booz of Rachab; and <span class="colGen1">Booz</span> begat Obed of Ruth; and <span class="colGen1">Obed</span> begat Jesse; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">6</sup> And <span class="colGen1">Jesse</span> begat <span class="colGen1">David</span> the king; and <span class="colGen2">David</span> the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">7</sup> And <span class="colGen2">Solomon</span> begat Roboam; and <span class="colGen2">Roboam</span> begat Abia; and <span class="colGen2">Abia</span> begat Asa; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">8</sup> And <span class="colGen2">Asa</span> begat Josaphat; and <span class="colGen2">Josaphat</span> begat Joram; and <span class="colGen2">Joram</span> begat Ozias; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">9</sup> And <span class="colGen2">Ozias</span> begat Joatham; and <span class="colGen2">Joatham</span> begat Achaz; and <span class="colGen2">Achaz</span> begat Ezekias; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">10</sup> And <span class="colGen2">Ezekias</span> begat Manasses; and <span class="colGen2">Manasses</span> begat Amon; and <span class="colGen2">Amon</span> begat Josias; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">11</sup> And <span class="colGen2">Josias</span> begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">12</sup> And after they were brought to Babylon, <span class="colGen3">Jechonias</span> begat Salathiel; and <span class="colGen3">Salathiel</span> begat Zorobabel; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">13</sup> And <span class="colGen3">Zorobabel</span> begat Abiud; and <span class="colGen3">Abiud</span> begat Eliakim; and <span class="colGen3">Eliakim</span> begat Azor; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">14</sup> And <span class="colGen3">Azor</span> begat Sadoc; and <span class="colGen3">Sadoc</span> begat Achim; and <span class="colGen3">Achim</span> begat Eliud; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">15</sup> And <span class="colGen3">Eliud</span> begat Eleazar; and <span class="colGen3">Eleazar</span> begat Matthan; and <span class="colGen3">Matthan</span> begat Jacob; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">16</sup> And <span class="colGen3">Jacob</span> begat <span class="colGen3">Joseph</span> the husband of Mary, of whom was born <span class="colGen3">Jesus</span>, who is called Christ. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">17</sup> So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. 
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<br/><b>Matthew 1 (New International Version)
<br/>The Genealogy of Jesus</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">1</sup> A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">2</sup> <span class="colGen1">Abraham</span> was the father of Isaac, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen1">Isaac</span> the father of Jacob, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen1">Jacob</span> the father of Judah and his brothers, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">3</sup> <span class="colGen1">Judah</span> the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen1">Perez</span> the father of Hezron, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen1">Hezron</span> the father of Ram, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">4</sup> <span class="colGen1">Ram</span> the father of Amminadab, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen1">Amminadab</span> the father of Nahshon, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen1">Nahshon</span> the father of Salmon, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">5</sup> <span class="colGen1">Salmon</span> the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen1">Boaz</span> the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen1">Obed</span> the father of Jesse, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">6</sup> and <span class="colGen1">Jesse</span> the father of King <span class="colGen1">David</span>. 
<br/>&nbsp; <span class="colGen2">David</span> was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">7</sup> <span class="colGen2">Solomon</span> the father of Rehoboam, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen2">Rehoboam</span> the father of Abijah, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen2">Abijah</span> the father of Asa, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">8</sup> <span class="colGen2">Asa</span> the father of Jehoshaphat, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen2">Jehoshaphat</span> the father of Jehoram, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen2">Jehoram</span> the father of Uzziah, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">9</sup> <span class="colGen2">Uzziah</span> the father of Jotham, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen2">Jotham</span> the father of Ahaz, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen2">Ahaz</span> the father of Hezekiah, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">10</sup> <span class="colGen2">Hezekiah</span> the father of Manasseh, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen2">Manasseh</span> the father of Amon, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen2">Amon</span> the father of Josiah, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">11</sup> and <span class="colGen2">Josiah</span> the father of Jeconiah<sup>[That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12]</sup> and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">12</sup> After the exile to Babylon: 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen3">Jeconiah</span> was the father of Shealtiel, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen3">Shealtiel</span> the father of Zerubbabel, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">13</sup> <span class="colGen3">Zerubbabel</span> the father of Abiud, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen3">Abiud</span> the father of Eliakim, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen3">Eliakim</span> the father of Azor, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">14</sup> <span class="colGen3">Azor</span> the father of Zadok, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen3">Zadok</span> the father of Akim, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen3">Akim</span> the father of Eliud, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">15</sup> <span class="colGen3">Eliud</span> the father of Eleazar, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen3">Eleazar</span> the father of Matthan, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colGen3">Matthan</span> the father of Jacob, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<sup class="verseNum">16</sup> and <span class="colGen3">Jacob</span> the father of <span class="colGen3">Joseph</span>, the husband of Mary, of whom was born <span class="colGen3">Jesus</span>, who is called Christ. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">17</sup> Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.<sup>[Or Messiah. "The Christ" (Greek) and "the Messiah" (Hebrew) both mean "the Anointed One."]</sup> 
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<h6 id="Luke-baptismGenealogyJesus">Gospel of Luke</h6>
<p>
Interestly traditional Judaism consider a person's Jewish status is determined by his mother and NOT by the father;
they have discovered a Truth from the Old Testament that the <b>LORD God consider a person to be naturally born of Israel, 
is dependant on the line of the mother NOT the father</b>. 
Click on "<a href="#matrilineal" title="See footnote">About Matrilineal Descent</a>".
Even though the ancestry tree is traced and written from the line of father by the Holy Spirit; 
whereas the female line is not mentioned perhaps purposefully hidden.
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Jesus lineage according to the <b>line of Mary</b>; "bottom up" trace from Jesus up to God. 
Note Luke 3:23 implied that Jesus is the son of Mary (mother), from the son of Heli...
The female line speaks of Jesus belonging to God as he's descendant from the sons of God. 
<blockquote><b>Luke 3 (King James Version)</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">21</sup> Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">22</sup> And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">23</sup> And <span class="colOfGod">Jesus</span> himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Heli</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">24</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Matthat</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Levi</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Melchi</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Janna</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Joseph</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">25</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Mattathias</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Amos</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Naum</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Esli</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Nagge</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">26</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Maath</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Mattathias</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Semei</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Joseph</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Juda</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">27</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Joanna</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Rhesa</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Zorobabel</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Salathiel</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Neri</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">28</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Melchi</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Addi</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Cosam</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Elmodam</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Er</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">29</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jose</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Eliezer</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jorim</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Matthat</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Levi</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">30</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Simeon</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Juda</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Joseph</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jonan</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Eliakim</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">31</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Melea</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Menan</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Mattatha</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Nathan</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">David</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">32</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jesse</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Obed</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Booz</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Salmon</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Naasson</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">33</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Aminadab</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Aram</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Esrom</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Phares</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Juda</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">34</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jacob</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Isaac</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Abraham</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Thara</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Nachor</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">35</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Saruch</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Ragau</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Phalec</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Heber</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Sala</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">36</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Cainan</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Arphaxad</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Sem</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Noe</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Lamech</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">37</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Mathusala</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Enoch</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jared</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Maleleel</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Cainan</span>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">38</sup> Which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Enos</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Seth</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">Adam</span>, which was the son of <span class="colOfGod">God</span>.
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<br/><b>Luke 3 (New International Version)
<br/>The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">21</sup> When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">22</sup> and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">23</sup> Now <span class="colOfGod">Jesus</span> himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Heli</span>, <sup class="verseNum">24</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Matthat</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Levi</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Melki</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jannai</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Joseph</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; <sup class="verseNum">25</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Mattathias</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Amos</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Nahum</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Esli</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Naggai</span>, <sup class="verseNum">26</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Maath</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Mattathias</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Semein</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Josech</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Joda</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; <sup class="verseNum">27</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Joanan</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Rhesa</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Zerubbabel</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Shealtiel</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Neri</span>, <sup class="verseNum">28</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Melki</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Addi</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Cosam</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Elmadam</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Er</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; <sup class="verseNum">29</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Joshua</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Eliezer</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jorim</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Matthat</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Levi</span>, <sup class="verseNum">30</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Simeon</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Judah</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Joseph</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jonam</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Eliakim</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; <sup class="verseNum">31</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Melea</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Menna</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Mattatha</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Nathan</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">David</span>, <sup class="verseNum">32</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jesse</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Obed</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Boaz</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Salmon</span>,<sup>[Some early manuscripts <span class="colOfGod">Sala</span>]</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Nahshon</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; <sup class="verseNum">33</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Amminadab</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Ram</span>,<sup>[Some manuscripts <span class="colOfGod">Amminadab</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Admin</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Arni</span>; other manuscripts vary widely.]</sup> 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Hezron</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Perez</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Judah</span>, <sup class="verseNum">34</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jacob</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Isaac</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Abraham</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Terah</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Nahor</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; <sup class="verseNum">35</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Serug</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Reu</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Peleg</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Eber</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Shelah</span>, <sup class="verseNum">36</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Cainan</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Arphaxad</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Shem</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Noah</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Lamech</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; <sup class="verseNum">37</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Methuselah</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Enoch</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Jared</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Mahalalel</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Kenan</span>, <sup class="verseNum">38</sup> the son of <span class="colOfGod">Enosh</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">Seth</span>, the son of <span class="colOfGod">Adam</span>, 
<br/>&nbsp; the son of <span class="colOfGod">God</span>.
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<h4>Book of Genesis</h4>
<blockquote><b>Genesis 49 (King James Version)</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">8</sup> Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">9</sup> Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">10</sup> <b>The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, <span class="colOfGod">until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be</span>. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">11</sup> Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; <span class="colOfGod">he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes</span></b>: 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">12</sup> His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. 
<br/>
<br/><b>Genesis 49 (New International Version)
<br/>Jacob Blesses His Sons</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">8</sup> "Judah, <sup>[<i>Judah</i> sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for <i>praise</i>]</sup> your brothers will praise you; 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; your father's sons will bow down to you. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">9</sup> You are a lion's cub, O Judah; 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; you return from the prey, my son. 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; Like a lion he crouches and lies down, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; like a lioness - who dares to rouse him? 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">10</sup> <b>The scepter will not depart from Judah, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colOfGod">until he comes to whom it belongs <sup>[Or <i>until Shiloh comes</i> ; or <i>until he comes to whom tribute belongs</i>]</sup> 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; and the obedience of the nations is his</span>. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">11</sup> He will tether his donkey to a vine, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; his colt to the choicest branch; 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="colOfGod">he will wash his garments in wine, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; his robes in the blood of grapes</span></b>. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">12</sup> His eyes will be darker than wine, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; his teeth whiter than milk. <sup>[Or <i>will be dull from wine, / his teeth white from milk</i>]</sup> 
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<h4>The Prophet</h4>
<blockquote><b>Deuteronomy 18 (King James Version)</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">14</sup> For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">15</sup> <span class="colOfGod">The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken</span>; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">16</sup> According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">17</sup> <b>And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">18</sup> I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">19</sup> And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him</b>. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">20</sup> But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">21</sup> And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">22</sup> When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
<br/>
<br/><b>Deuteronomy 18 (New International Version)
<br/>The Prophet</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">14</sup> The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">15</sup> <span class="colOfGod">The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him</span>. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">16</sup> For this is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, "Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die." 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">17</sup> <b>The LORD said to me: "What they say is good. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">18</sup> I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">19</sup> If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account</b>. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">20</sup> But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded him to say, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, must be put to death." 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">21</sup> You may say to yourselves, "How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the LORD ?" 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">22</sup> If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.
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<h4>My anointed one</h4>
LORD God raise Samuel to become the priest (& judge) to minister before "my anointed one" <span class="small">(NIV)</span> or "mine anointed" <span class="small">(KJV)</span>.
<blockquote><b>1 Samuel 2 (New International Version)
<br/>Prophecy Against the House of Eli</b>
<br/>...
<br/><sup class="verseNum">34</sup> " 'And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you - they will both die on the same day. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">35</sup> I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. <b>I will firmly establish his house, and he will minister before </b><span class="colOfGod">my anointed one always</span>. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">36</sup> Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a crust of bread and plead, "Appoint me to some priestly office so I can have food to eat." ' "
<br/>
<br/><b>1 Samuel 2 (King James Version)</b>
<br/>...
<br/><sup class="verseNum">34</sup> And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">35</sup> And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and <b>I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before </b><span class="colOfGod">mine anointed for ever</span>. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">36</sup> And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
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<h4>Zechariah's Song</h4>
<blockquote><b>Luke 1 (King James Version)</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">67</sup> And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">68</sup> Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">69</sup> And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">70</sup> As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">71</sup> That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">72</sup> To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">73</sup> The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">74</sup> That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">75</sup> In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">76</sup> And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">77</sup> To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">78</sup> Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby <b>the dayspring from on high hath visited us</b>, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">79</sup> To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">80</sup> And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
<br/>
<br/><b>Luke 1 (New International Version)
<br/>Zechariah's Song</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">67</sup> His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">68</sup> "Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; because he has come and has redeemed his people. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">69</sup> He has raised up a horn<sup>[Horn here symbolizes strength]</sup> of salvation for us 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; in the house of his servant David 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">70</sup> (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">71</sup> salvation from our enemies 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; and from the hand of all who hate us - 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">72</sup> to show mercy to our fathers 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; and to remember his holy covenant, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">73</sup> the oath he swore to our father Abraham: 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">74</sup> to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; and to enable us to serve him without fear 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">75</sup> in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">76</sup> And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">77</sup> to give his people the knowledge of salvation 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; through the forgiveness of their sins, 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">78</sup> because of the tender mercy of our God, 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; by which <b>the rising sun will come to us from heaven</b> 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">79</sup> to shine on those living in darkness 
<br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace." 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">80</sup> And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel.
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<h4>Greek Gematria</h4>
<p>In the Greek and Hebrew language there are no "numbers" such as 1, 2, 3, or 666. The Greek and Hebrew letters are also numbers. Gematria is the adding up or "counting" (Rev 13:18), the numerical equivalent of each letter in a word or name. This was fairly common in the days before alphabetic numbers. For instance, on the walls of ancient Pompeii, someone wrote, "I love her whose number is 545".
</p>
<p>The Greek alphabet was invented almost one thousand years before the birth of Christ. At the time it was invented, every one of the 24 letters in the Greek alphabet represented a number as well as a sound. The first eight letters represent units (the 0 power of "10"), the second eight letters represent tens, (the first power of "10"), the third eight letters represent hundreds, (the second power of "10"). 
</p>
<p>Jesus = IhsouV = <img class="withText" src="img/IhsouV.gif" width="59" height="18" /> = 10 + 8 + 200 + 70 + 400 + 200 = <b>888</b>
</p>
<p>The name of Jesus in Greek equals <b>888</b> !
</p>
<p>Please note <b>there is no secret to the message in bible, it is purposefully written to the simple people</b>. 
Yet as it was of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, like a bank note, it has the marking of the creator, 
with many fantastic architecture and geometry to it.
With this in mind you can examine 
<a href="http://www.jesus8880.com" title="Go to jesus8880.com in another browser"><span class="small">www.jesus8880.com</span></a>.
</p>
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  <td class="cellTopic">8</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>represents the new beginning. The name of His birth (His arrival)<sup>1</sup>, then His awaited return<sup>2</sup>... 
  at end the final judgement<sup>3</sup>, all herald this new beginning 
  i.e. the age to come/the world to come, eternal life/life everlasting. 
  (Mark 10:30, Luke 18:30, Matthew 12:32)
  <ul>
  <li>i.e. 7 days <span class="small">(1 week)</span> + 1; This falls on a new 1st day of week, Sunday; 
    it is also the day when Jesus was raise to life and is often refer to as the Lord's day, Christian's worship day.
  </li>
  <li>Noah's flood - herald a new beginning for humanity. In it Noah & seven others were saved. All together 8 people.
    Noah's story is used number of times in the New Testament in describing what happen when Jesus return.
    (1 Peter 3:20, 2 Peter 2:5, Matthew 24:37-38, Luke 17:26-27, Hebrews 11:7)
    Again the number 8, a new beginning and Jesus' return.
  </li>
  <li>God's everlasting covenant with Abraham state that a male or 
    a child of <b>eight</b> days old within his household shall be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
    The covenant affirm that the LORD will be Abraham's God and to his seed, 
    they will possess the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. 
    <span class="small"><a href="#abrahamCovenantGenesis17_7-14" title="God's covenant with Abraham">Genesis 17:7-14</a></span>
    <p>
    <i>By putting off our <b>sinful nature</b>, we have cut off our <b>foreskin</b></i>.
    Those who are counted worthy to attain that age, eternal life (Luke 20:35), have reach the 8th day,
    the new beginning (promised land). 
    </p>
    <p>
    They <i>shall be circumcised in the heart</i> on that 8th day, 
    yet on that day those who have not <b>they'll be cut off</b>.
    </p>
    Lord says: <i>But many who are first will be last, and the last first.</i> (Mark 10:31)
    <p>
    Those who have turn away from sin and not look back, 
    are circumcised in the heart by the hand of Christ (Colossians 2:11-13, Deuteronomy 30:6).
    </p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p>
  The new beginning, coming age are therefore numbered 8.
  Holy Scripture indicated the number 8 is <b>assigned by God</b> and not by man. 
  e.g. Jesus' name IhsouV, the number of those saved in Noah's flood... 
  <br/>Are they not assigned by God? If so are we doom? For how can we attain this?
  </p>
  <p>Fear not, by Grace <sup>[His name]</sup>, His covenant with Abraham: 
  those who <i>turn away from sin and not look back</i>, 
  have cut off their foreskin and are circumcise with Christ and be saved together in Noah's Ark!
  </p>
  <p>They're those who made conscious decision in their every waking moment, 
  to be slaves to Goodness, to Love and live righteously by faith.
  </p>
  When Jesus came, the laws & prophet are summarized into the 2 great commandments (to God & to neighbour) in the gospels.
  <br/>Love fulfils the 2 great commandments (Romans 13:10)<sup>[<a href="salvation.html#loveFulfill" title="See Salvation">Salvation</a>]</sup>.
  </td>
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  <td class="cellTopic">6</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>is man's number - because man was made on the 6th day; it also represent man's effort, which is incomplete.
  <br/>Name of the beast or the number of his name is 666 (Revelation 13:18); 
  this is man or creation's effort to be like God, which includes the <a href="reference.html#fallen" title="See Scriptural Reference">fallen</a> and <a href="reference.html#satan" title="See Scriptural Reference">evil one</a>.
  </td>
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  <td class="cellTopic">7</td>
  <td>&nbsp;</td>
  <td>is the complete number. e.g. 
  <ul>
  <li>
    man's number + rest day<sup>[sabbath]</sup> is 6 + 1 = 7. 
    <span class="small">(<a href="sabbath.html" title="See sabbath">Sabbath</a> represent obedience to God's Word)</span>
    This is the number of a complete man; his/her effort + obedience to God the Word as intended.
    A complete man still can't made it to the new week, or the number 8.
  </li>
  <li>
    In <a href="tenCommandments.html" title="See Ten Commandments">Ten Commandments</a> the last 7 commandments are inscribed for man. 
    While 1st 3 commandments are for keeping with God.
  </li>
  <li>It is the cycle of a complete week.
  </li>
  <li>Our body totally renewed in 7 years; i.e. every cell in our body gets totally replaced by new cells.
  </li>
  <li>...</li>
  </ul>
  </td>
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<h4>Who has God's name?</h4>
<blockquote><b>John 17:11</b>
<br/><span class="small"><b>(NIV)</b></span> 
<br/>"I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, <span class="colOfGod">protect them by the power of your name - the name you gave me</span> - so that they may be one as we are one."
<br/><span class="small"><b>(KJV)</b></span> 
<br/>"And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are."
<br/><span class="small"><b>(New KJV)</b></span> 
<br/>Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me,<sup>[NU-Text and M-Text read <i><span class="colOfGod">keep them through Your name which You have given Me</span></i>.]</sup> that they may be one as We <i>are</i>.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(21st Century KJV)</b></span> 
<br/>And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to Thee. Holy Father, keep through Thine own name those whom Thou hast given Me, that they may be one, as We are.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(New American Standard Bible)</b></span>
<br/>I am no longer in the world; and yet <sup>(John 13:1)</sup>they themselves are in the world, and <sup>(John 7:33; 17:13)</sup>I come to You <sup>(John 17:25)</sup>Holy Father, <span class="colOfGod">keep them in Your name, the name</span> <sup>(John 17:6; Phil 2:9; Rev 19:12)</sup><span class="colOfGod">which You have given Me</span>, that <sup>(John 17:21; Rom 12:5; Gal 3:28)</sup>they may be one even as We are.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(The Message)</b></span>
<br/>For I'm no longer going to be visible in the world;
   They'll continue in the world
   While I return to you.
   Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life
   That you conferred as a gift through me,
   So they can be one heart and mind 
   As we are one heart and mind. 
<br/><span class="small"><b>(Amplified Bible)</b></span>
<br/>And [now] I am no more in the world, but these are [still] in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep in Your Name [<sup>[Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament.]</sup>in the knowledge of Yourself] those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We [are one].
<br/><span class="small"><b>(New Living Translation)</b></span>
<br/>Now I am departing the world; I am leaving them behind and coming to you. Holy Father, keep them and care for them--all those you have given me--so that they will be united just as we are.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(English Standard Version)</b></span>
<br/>And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(Contemporary English Version)</b></span>
<br/>Holy Father, I am no longer in the world. I am coming to you, but my followers are still in the world. <span class="colOfGod">So keep them safe by the power of the name that you have given me</span>. Then they will be one with each other, just as you and I are one.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(American Standard Version)</b></span>
<br/>And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(Young's Literal Translation)</b></span>
<br/>and no more am I in the world, and these are in the world, and I come unto Thee. Holy Father, keep them in Thy name, whom Thou hast given to me, that they may be one as we;
<br/><span class="small"><b>(Darby Translation)</b></span>
<br/>And I am no longer in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be one as we.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(New Life Version)</b></span>
<br/>I am no longer in the world. I am coming to You. But these are still in the world. Holy Father, keep those You have given to Me in the power of Your name. Then they will be one, even as We are One.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(Holman Christian Standard Bible)</b></span>
<br/>I am no longer in the world,
    but they are in the world,
    and I am coming to You. <sup>(Jn 13:3; 14:12;)</sup>
    Holy <sup>(Ps 20:6; 1 Co 7:14;)</sup> Father,
    protect <sup>[Lit <i>keep</i> (throughout this passage)]</sup> them by Your name <sup>(Pr 18:10;)</sup>
    that You have given Me,
    so that they may be one <sup>(Jn 11:52;)</sup> as We are <sup>(Jn 10:16;, 30; 17:22; Gl 3:28;)</sup> one.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(New International Reader's Version)</b></span>
<br/>I will not remain in the world any longer. But they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, <span class="colOfGod">keep them safe by the power of your name. It is the name you gave me</span>. Keep them safe so they can be one, just as you and I are one.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(Wycliffe New Testament)</b></span>
<br/>And now I am not in the world, and these be in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which thou hast given to me [whom thou hast given to me], that they be one, as we <i>be</i>.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(Worldwide English (New Testament))</b></span>
<br/>I am not in the world any longer. But they are in the world. And I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me. Then they will be one, just as you and I are one.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(New International Version - UK)</b></span>
<br/>I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, <span class="colOfGod">protect them by the power of your name - the name you gave me</span> - so that they may be one as we are one.
<br/><span class="small"><b>(Today's New International Version)</b></span>
<br/>I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of <sup>[Or <i>Father, keep them faithful to</i>]</sup> your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.
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<br/><b>Footnotes:</b>

<h6 id="newTestament">New Testament</h6>
<blockquote>Luke 24:44 
<br/><span class="small">(KJV)</span> "And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the <b>law of Moses</b>, and in the <b>prophets</b>, and in the <b>psalms</b>, concerning me."
<br/><span class="small">(NIV)</span> 'He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the <b>Law of Moses</b>, the <b>Prophets</b> and the <b>Psalms</b>."'
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<br/>John 1:45 
<br/><span class="small">(KJV)</span> "Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom <b>Moses in the law</b>, and the <b>prophets</b>, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
<br/><span class="small">(NIV)</span> 'Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one <b>Moses wrote about in the Law</b>, and about whom the <b>prophets</b> also wrote - Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."'
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<br/>Acts 28:23 
<br/><span class="small">(KJV)</span> "And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the <b>law of Moses</b>, and out of the <b>prophets</b>, from morning till evening."
<br/><span class="small">(NIV)</span> "They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. From morning till evening he explained and declared to them the kingdom of God and tried to convince them about Jesus from the <b>Law of Moses</b> and from the <b>Prophets</b>."
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<h6 id="matrilineal">About Matrilineal Descent</h6>
<span class="small">[quote taken from site <a href="webResource.html#matrilineal">Judaism 101</a>: Start]</span> 
<p>Many people have asked me why traditional Judaism uses matrilineal descent to determine Jewish status, when in all other things (tribal affiliation, priestly status, royalty, etc.) we use patrilineal descent. </p>
<p>The Torah does not specifically state anywhere that matrilineal descent should be used; however, there are several passages in the Torah where it is understood that the child of a Jewish woman and a non-Jewish man is a Jew, and several other passages where it is understood that the child of a non-Jewish woman and a Jewish man is not a Jew. </p>
<p>In <b>Deuteronomy 7:1-5</b>, in expressing the prohibition against intermarriage, G-d says "he [ie, the non-Jewish male spouse] will cause your child to turn away from Me and they will worship the gods of others." No such concern is expressed about the child of a non-Jewish female spouse. From this, we infer that the child of a non-Jewish male spouse is Jewish (and can therefore be turned away from Judaism), but the child of a non-Jewish female spouse is not Jewish (and therefore turning away is not an issue). </p>
<p><b>Leviticus 24:10</b> speaks of the son of an Israelite woman and an Egyptian man as being "among the community of Israel" (ie, a Jew). </p>
<p>On the other hand, in <b>Ezra 10:2-3</b>, the Jews returning to Israel vowed to put aside their non-Jewish wives and the children born to those wives. They could not have put aside those children if those children were Jews. </p>
<p>Several people have written to me asking about King David: was he a Jew, given that one of his female ancestors, Ruth, was not a Jew? This conclusion is based on two faulty premises: first of all, Ruth was a Jew, and even if she wasn't, that would not affect David's status as a Jew. Ruth converted to Judaism before marrying Boaz and bearing Obed. See <b>Ruth 1:16</b>, where Ruth states her intention to convert. After Ruth converted, she was a Jew, and all of her children born after the conversion were Jewish as well. But even if Ruth were not Jewish at the time Obed was born, that would not affect King David's status as a Jew, because Ruth is an ancestor of David's father, not of David's mother, and David's Jewish status is determined by his mother. </p>
<span class="small">[quote taken from site <a href="webResource.html#matrilineal">Judaism 101</a>: End]</span> 
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<h6 id="abrahamCovenantGenesis17_7-14">God's covenant with Abraham, Genesis 17:7-14</h6>
<blockquote><b>Genesis 17 (New International Version)</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">7</sup> I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">8</sup> The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God."
<br/><sup class="verseNum">9</sup> Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">10</sup> This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">11</sup> You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">12</sup> For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner - those who are not your offspring. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">13</sup> Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">14</sup> Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant."
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<br/><b>Genesis 17 (King James Version)</b>
<br/><sup class="verseNum">7</sup> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
<br/><sup class="verseNum">8</sup> And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. 
<br/><sup class="verseNum">9</sup> And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
<br/><sup class="verseNum">10</sup> This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
<br/><sup class="verseNum">11</sup> And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
<br/><sup class="verseNum">12</sup> And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
<br/><sup class="verseNum">13</sup> He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
<br/><sup class="verseNum">14</sup> And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. 
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